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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 128 

Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2015 

Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. WALKER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. HAHN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CARSON of 

Indiana, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. LEWIS, Mrs. 

ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

CLEAVER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 

BROWN of Florida, Mr. COHEN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DANNY

K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. 

CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, 

Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 

DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

of Texas, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BRADY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. JOHNSON

of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. 

LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KIND, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 

SARBANES, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. HUDSON, 

and Mr. GRIJALVA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 

to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In. 

Whereas Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell 

Blair, Jr.), Franklin McCain, and David Richmond are 

the members of the Greensboro Four; 


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Whereas the Greensboro Four attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; 

Whereas the Greensboro Four were refused service at the 

F.W. Woolworth cafeteria in Greensboro, North Carolina 

on February 1, 1960; 

Whereas the Greensboro Four ignited a movement to challenge racial inequality throughout the South; 

Whereas the Greensboro Four were joined by female students 

from Bennett College and Greensboro Women’s College; 

Whereas the sit-ins spread nationwide with over 700,000 people participating, including students, clergymen, and citizens, both White and Black; 

Whereas the protests resulted in more than 3,000 arrests; 

Whereas the Greensboro Four remained peaceful throughout 

the 6 month sit-in; and 

Whereas the Woolworth Lunch Counter was integrated on 

July 26, 1960: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the significance of the Greens3 boro Four and to acknowledge their contribution to 

4 the revitalization the Civil Rights Movement, and 

5 recognizes the significance of the Greensboro Four 

6 as a catalyst for the mobilization of college students 

7 in the civil rights movement coalescing in the forma8 tion of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Com9 mittee (SNCC); 


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1 (2) recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of 

2 the United States enriches and strengthens the Na3 tion; and 

4 (3) encourages all States to include in their 

5 year-round educational curriculum the history and 

6 contributions of the Greensboro Four in North Caro7 lina, and the country as a whole. 

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